Firefighter Jack

Jack’s head cold is getting worse so he has an appointment to see the pediatrician later this afternoon. I’m guessing he has a sinus infection and/or an ear infection. He hasn’t been in school for a week, thanks to our colds and our lack of a car, which means he hasn’t come home with a backpack full of little paintings and drawings. That’s pretty much the highlight of my day! Two weeks ago was Fire Safety Week and they learned songs about firetrucks and got a visit from a firefighter. Jack came home with a firetruck he made out of a shoebox and a firefighter hat made out of painted posterboard. I don’t intend to save every project he brings home, but if it’s something cute like a hat I’ll just take a photo of him wearing it. So here’s a few pictures of Firefighter Jack that I took about an hour ago:

Look at my poor sick baby!

A painfully cute forced smile!

Of course, the only way I could get him to wear the hat was to put it on him in front of our full-length mirror. That way he could look at himself and talk to himself!

Here’s a picture of him from yesterday, in his costume du jour. Such a boy–he gets into everything!

The first week of school was Apple Week, so here he is in his Jack Appleseed Pan Hat: